National Business

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slid on Wall Street as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans still haven’t agreed on a deal to keep the U.

OTTAWA — Canada has the highest level of household debt in the G7, making its economy vulnerable to a global economic crisis, according to the country's housing agency. In an analysis published Tuesday, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

LONDON (AP) — Wish you could reword that snarky text message you just sent? WhatsApp is allowing users to do just that, for up to 15 minutes after they send a message.

MONCTON, N.B. — Outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co. is opening a new store in New Brunswick this summer as it expands its brick-and-mortar presence on Canada's East Coast.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. Gershkovich, an American citizen, was ordered held until Aug. 30.

Investor-occupants made up almost 10 per cent of homeowners in British Columbia in 2020, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. A new report from the data agency shows B.C.

Nineteen-year-old Logan Robbins knows that learning to make a household budget is part of his journey to independence.

TORONTO — Dye & Durham Ltd. has signed a deal to buy South African legal software company GhostPractice Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

CALGARY — NuVista Energy Ltd. says it was able to restart most of its operations over the weekend as more favourable winds and weather helped ease the wildfire situation near its operations in Alberta.